Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Test Analyst role in IT jobs within the Suffolk region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Test Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6584
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads28
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.374 %0.857 %
Salaries quoted27
Average minimum salary£28,000£25,857
Average salary£32,000£27,857
% change on same period last year+14.87 %
Average maximum salary£36,000£29,857
UK excluding London average salary£32,031£32,262
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads535934
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.358 %0.417 %
Salaries quoted434784
Average minimum salary£31,259£34,674
Average salary£34,505£38,954
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum salary£37,752£43,234
UK excluding London average salary£38,498£39,074
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
Test Analyst East of EnglandTest Analyst
East of England

Test Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Suffolk Test Analyst Demand Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk Test Analyst Salary Trend

Test Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Analyst across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk Test Analyst Salary Histogram

Test Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Analyst within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bury St EdmundsUp+51£33,000-9.99 %
IpswichUp+121£31,000+45.88 %
Test Analyst East of EnglandTest Analyst
East of England

Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Test Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Analyst in their job title.

16 (75.00 %)ISEB
25 (62.50 %)Finance
34 (50.00 %)Degree
43 (37.50 %)QA
52 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
52 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
52 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
52 (25.00 %)ISTQB
52 (25.00 %)Software Testing
52 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
52 (25.00 %)TestDirector
61 (12.50 %)W3C
61 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
61 (12.50 %)Project Management
61 (12.50 %)HTML
61 (12.50 %).NET
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server
61 (12.50 %)Flash
61 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
61 (12.50 %)Client/Server
61 (12.50 %)WinRunner
61 (12.50 %)Education
61 (12.50 %)Health
61 (12.50 %)Agile Software Development
61 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
61 (12.50 %)Insurance
61 (12.50 %)Pensions
61 (12.50 %)Manual Testing
61 (12.50 %)System Testing
61 (12.50 %)Data Mapping

Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk region that cited Test Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (12.50 %)HTML
11 (12.50 %).NET
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (12.50 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)TestDirector
21 (12.50 %)Flash
21 (12.50 %)WinRunner
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Finance
21 (12.50 %)Education
21 (12.50 %)Health
21 (12.50 %)Insurance
21 (12.50 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Client/Server
11 (12.50 %)W3C
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
12 (25.00 %)Software Testing
12 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
12 (25.00 %)Integration Testing
12 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (12.50 %)Manual Testing
21 (12.50 %)System Testing
21 (12.50 %)Data Mapping
21 (12.50 %)V-Model
21 (12.50 %)Performance Testing
21 (12.50 %)Project Planning
21 (12.50 %)Agile Software Development
21 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
21 (12.50 %)Configuration Management
21 (12.50 %)Project Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (75.00 %)ISEB
24 (50.00 %)Degree
32 (25.00 %)ISTQB
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (37.50 %)QA